El Moái de Obsidiana by Artemisa Ask5/15/2023 ![]() ![]() How was it cut, then polished? No testimony or other works, even less prodigious, gives any clue. This work remains a mystery for contemporary anthropologists who are still debating its origin and its very technique. Note that obsidian is a stone of volcanic origin which in fact is not a stone, but is classified by gemologists among glasses. ![]() It may not seem like much, but to tell you, even today it would be difficult to reproduce it without our recent technologies. This vase, about 17 cm high, consists of a single piece of obsidian which was sculpted, then polished. “the vase of the obsidian monkey”) is one of the Aztec-Mexican masterpieces of the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City where it is exposed. The strange “Vasija del mono de obsidiana” (lit. We appreciate its appearance, but yet we know so little of its history as this captivating work continues to keep its secrets hidden. ![]()
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